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The donor advised fund of the Jewish community of Greater New York.

Jewish Communal Fund (JCF) facilitates and promotes charitable giving to sectarian and nonsectarian organizations through donor advised funds and provides support to Jewish organizations in New York. We enable individuals and families to achieve their philanthropic goals simply and effectively, with full confidentiality.

ANNOUNCEMENT: The JCF office will be closed on Monday, December 26.

Israel Fire Relief Fund: A wave of more than 630 wildfires has spread throughout Israel in recent days, injuring 180 people and burning down 560 homes. Nearly 100,000 Israelis have been evacuated; in Haifa, hundreds of apartments were destroyed completely, leaving more than 1,000 people without homes. Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority reported that more than 4,900 acres of forests, brushland and open space were burnt, the largest amount since the Mount Carmel forest fire in 2010. In many places, essential services such as electricity and train lines have been interrupted. If you would like to recommend a grant from your JCF fund to assist in the relief efforts, below are several charities that are collecting money for Israel Fire Relief efforts:

JCF’s donors recommended grants of $297 million in 2015

JCF’s generous fund holders had a profound impact on charities in every sector, granting more than $297 million in fiscal year 2015. JCF fund holders recommended a record number of grants – 43,472 – to charities in all sectors, an 11 percent increase from 2014. While Jewish Communal Fund grants were distributed to charities in all sectors, the largest categories of grants by dollar amount went to educational, international/Israel-based charities, and community organizations. Download the list of 2015 grantees.